AT&T wants IP-phone exemption. (Policy).(Internet-based phone calls)
Multichannel News, October, 2002 by Hearn, Ted
AT&T Corp. is seeking a broad federal ruling that would exempt Internet-based phone calls from the per-minute access charges that apply to traditional long-distance calls. On Oct. 18, AT&T filed for an exemption with the Federal Communications Commission--a move likely to trigger a lobbying war with the Baby Bell phone companies, which rely on billions of dollars in long-distance access charges to subsidize their rural customers.
"Yet again, AT&T is trying to convince regulators that AT&T alone should get special treatment," said Allison Remsen, director of media relations for the United States Telecommunications Association. "Long-distance calls are long-distance calls, no matter how they're packaged, and there is no logical reason why AT&T should...
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